Based on the results of this survey, future surveys into food insecure and
impoverished populations may produce a higher participation rate if they had some sort of incentive attached. Also future studies dividing the children into sixth grade and younger and seventh grade and older may provide more accurate information on these two group’s attitudes towards breakfast and allow for targeted strategies to be developed.
Future studies could also look into what parents want their children to eat for breakfast and based on that data strategies could be developed for the creation of a school breakfast program. In addition to what the parents want their children to have for
breakfast the children could also be surveyed in order to find a middle ground allowing for increased participation in the programs already in place and for future programs to be developed.
The survey that was developed could be modified and presented to students in a school setting. This could also allow for one-on-one surveys to be completed with the actual target audience and allow for immediate follow up questions to be presented. This would also be more labor intensive and require coordination and cooperation with
schools.
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Appendix A
Elijah Dacys Thesis IRB Approval Letter.jpg (JPG) (317 KB)
Appendix B
Survey Tool From Breakfast Consumption Study.doc (Word 97-2003 .doc) (74 KB)